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This Week in Startups is brought to you by… .Tech Domains. Don’t miss our “Jam with JCal” contest! To apply and get more details go to https://Jamwithjcal.tech brought to you by .tech domains. LinkedIn Ads. To redeem a $100 LinkedIn ad credit and launch your first campaign, go to https://www.linkedin.com/thisweekinstartups Brave. If you’re building AI and search-based applications, train your models with the Brave Search API. Get started for free at https://brave.com/jason * Todays show: Udio’s David Ding joins Alex to discuss the inception of Udio (1:32), advancements in AI music creation (8:47), and the evolution of Udio’s AI model (10:32). Plus, David demos Udio’s capabilities live (32:47)! * Timestamps: (0:00) Udio’s David Ding joins Alex (1:32) David's journey and the inception of Udio (4:26) AI music generation and user control over music elements (7:52) .Tech Domains - Apply for the Jam Session with JCal contest today at https://jamwithjcal.tech (8:47) Advancements in AI music creation and data annotation (10:32) Evolution of Udio's AI models and early versions (14:59) Udio's target audience and the future of AI in music (20:06) Udio's potential DAW integration and music production terms (21:52) LinkedIn Ads - Get a $100 LinkedIn ad credit at https://www.linkedin.com/thisweekinstartups (23:17) Udio's funding and business model (27:11) Financial discipline and GPU cost efficiency at Udio (31:28) Brave Search API - Get started for free at ⁠https://www.brave.com/jason (32:47) GPU-based compute challenges and a live Udio demo (48:03) Udio's user interface, engagement, and community insights (49:57) Udio's growth, virality, and competitive stance (53:27) Udio's model quality and expansion roadmap * Subscribe to the TWiST500 newsletter: https://ticker.thisweekinstartups.com Check out the TWIST500: https://twist500.com Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcp * Check out Udio: https://www.udio.com * Follow David: X: https://x.com/daviddingai LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-fengning-ding-053b1282 * Follow Alex: X: https://x.com/alex LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexwilhelm * Thank you to our partners: (7:52) .Tech Domains - Apply for the Jam Session with JCal contest today at https://jamwithjcal.tech (21:52) LinkedIn Ads - Get a $100 LinkedIn ad credit at https://www.linkedin.com/thisweekinstartups (31:28) Brave Search API - Get started for free at ⁠https://www.brave.com/jason * Great TWIST interviews: Will Guidara, Eoghan McCabe, Steve Huffman, Brian Chesky, Bob Moesta, Aaron Levie, Sophia Amoruso, Reid Hoffman, Frank Slootman, Billy McFarland * Check out Jason’s suite of newsletters: https://substack.com/@calacanis * Follow TWiST: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TWiStartups YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thisweekin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinstartups TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups Substack: https://twistartups.substack.com * Subscribe to the Founder University Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@founderuniversity1916

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